Wheeled figure toy



Nov. 9,1948. I E STAPAN 2,453,469

WHEELED FIGURE TOY Filed Oct. 25, 1946 2 S heets'Sheet 1 INVENTOR. El. M52:4 PAN Nov. 9, 1948. i STAPAN 2,453,469

WHEELED FIGURE TOY Filed Oct. 25, 1946 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ra -E PatentedNov. 9, 1948 UNITED; STATES PATENT OFFICE l I 2,453,469 L WHEELED FIGURETOY Elia Stapa n, Chicago, 111. A Application October 25, 1946, SerialNo. 705,552

claims. (01. 4610 7) This invention relates to a wheeled figure toy foruse by small childrenand it is one object of the invention to provide atoy adapted to be drawn or pushed along a floor or pavement. and

thereby cause objects constituting elements of l the toy andrepresenting goats or similar animals to be moved toward and away fromeach other as though they were butting each other.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy wherein there is acarriage supported by wheels and over which is a platform formed withlongitudinally extending slots through which bars pass, the bars beingmounted for sliding and tilting movements and having their lower ends soconnected with Wheels of the carriage that as the wheels turn the barswillbe moved ina manner causing the goats to be moved toward andawayfrom each other in a very realistic representation of goats fighting. t

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy of this characterwherein the bars carrying faces of a handle 1. Since the arms 6 fitloosely aboutthe axle or bar 4 the handle may be tilted vertically to anangle allowing a child to readily grasp it and impart movement to thecarriage.

Rear wheels 8 are carried by brackets 9 secured to under faces of theside bars 2 and midway the length of the carriage there havebeenprovided larger wheels Ill fixed to end portions of a crank shaft l Iwhich extends transversel of the carriage and at its ends is rotatablymounted through openings I2 formed through the side bars 2. Standards orposts I 3 extend upwardly from front and rear end portions of thesidebars and upon their, upper ends are mounted bars 14, Upper bars l5are mounted over the bars I4 and held in spaced. relation to thembyspacers the fighting goats are tiltably mounted. by rods extendingtransversely of the platform under the same and rest upon supportingbars upon which they may have sliding and turning movements duringmovement of the bars to shift fighting animals toward and away from eachother.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy wherein tiltingmovement of the bars carrying the fighters is caused by a crank shaftcar ried by and turning with wheels of the carriage.

Another object of the invention is to provide a toy which is simple inconstruction, easy to operate, and not liable to be broken.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side View of the improved toy.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the top.

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken transversely through the toyalong the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken vertically along the line44 of Figure 2.

Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of the toy.

Fig. 6 is a side view showing the goats in butting contact with eachother.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the body portion of the toy. i

This toy is of the trundle type and has a body including a carriage orchassis I having side bars 2 between which extend cross bars 3. A frontbar 4 is mounted between front ends of the side bars and constitutes anaxle for a front wheel 5 and also a carrier for arms 6 which project i6and the spaced bars 14 and I5 cooperate to form tracks which extendlongitudinally of a platform I! under side edge portions :thereof. SlotsI8 whichextend longitudinally of the platform extend from front and rearends thereof in spaced relation to opposite side edges of the platformand through these slots passibars l9 having inner or lower endsconnected by cross bars or bridging bars 20. The pair of bars l9 and thecompanion bar 20 forms a U-shaped carrier upon upper portions of thearms of which are mounted objects 2| which in the present illustrationare goats but may be other animals or the like. The objects constitutefighters and are to be moved toward-and away from each other during useof thetoy. The cross bars or bridges 20 have been provided with screweyes 22 through which the crank portion of the crank shaft II looselypasses. Therefore the carrriers will be held in downwardly convergingrelation to each other and as the crank shaft turns with the wheels IIIthe carriers will be shifted vertically and moved longitudinally of theplatform toward and away from each other. Guide bars 23 are mountedacross the bars or arms of the carriers will be moved into and out ofbutting engagement with each other as shown in Figures 1 and 6 duringuse of the toy.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A toycomprising a frame, supporting wheels I for said frame, postsrising from the frame at the sides thereof, a platform supported uponsaid posts, upper and lower bars spaced vertically from each other andforming tracks extending longitudinally of the platform under side poretions thereof, said platform being formed with slots leading from frontand rear ends thereof, a crank shaft extending transversely of the frameand rotatably mounted midway the length thereof, driving wheels carriedby end portions of said crank shaft, U-shaped carriers each having sidebars extending vertically through the slots and connected at their lowerends by a bridging bar, said carriers converging downwardly and havingtheir bridging bars provided with eyes loosely engaged about the crankof the crank shaft, guide bars mounted across the side bars of saidcarriers and having their ends fitting between the upper and lower barsof the tracks and mounting the carriers for sliding movementlongitudinally of the platform and tilting movement toward and away fromeach other asthey move longitudinally of the platform, and objectscarried by the ;2. A toy comprising a frame having supporting wheels andmeans for moving it forwardly and rearwardly, a platform supported oversaid "frame and formed with longitudinally extending front and rearslots, longitudinally extending tracks under side portions of saidplatform, a

movements of the fraina'carriers having side arms extending verticallythrough said slots and bridging bars connecting the lower ends of theside arms,- eyes carried by the bridging bars and loosely engaged aboutthe crank shaft for imparting movements to the carriers as'the crankshaft turns, bars mounted across the arms of the carriers and havingtheir ends slidably and pivotally engaged with the tracks and mountingthe carriers for sliding movements longitudinally of the platform andtilting movement toward and away from each other during the slidingmovements, and objects carried by the side arms of the carriers abovethe platform and moved into and out of butting engagement with eachother by movements of the carriers.

crankshaft rotatably mounted transversely of said frame and adaptedtoberotated during 3. A toy comprising a carriage, a platform over saidcarriage formed with longitudinally extending slots, tracks extendinglongitudinally under said platform, a crank shaft rotatably mountedtransversely of the carriage and adapted to be rotated as the carriageis moved, carriers extending vertically through the slots and havingtheir lower ends loosely connected with the crank shaft for impartingmovements to the carriers as the crank shaft is rotated, guides carriedby the carriers and slidably and pivotally engaged with the tracks tomount the carriers for sliding movement longitudinally of the slots andtilting movement toward and away from each other as they movelongitudinally of the slots, and objects carried by-portions of thecarriers above the platform moved toward and away from each other bymovements of the carriers.

4. A toy including a platform formed with longitudinally extendingslots, a crank shaft rotatably mounted under the platform,carriersextending vertically through'the slots and having lower endslooselyconnected with the crank shaft whereby the carriers will be movedduring rotation of the crank shaft, tracks extending longitudinally ofthe platform, guides carriedby the carriers and slidably and pivotally,engaged with the tracks to mount the carriers for sliding movementlongitudinally of the slots and tilting movementtoward and away fromeach-other, andobjjects carried bythe carriers above the platform andmoved into and out of buttinglen'gagement with each other by movementsof the carriers.

5. A toy comprising a platform formed with longitudinally extendingslots, tracks extending longitudinally of the platform, carriersextending vertically through the slots and "converging downwardly,guides carried by the carriers andengagcd with the tracks to mount thecarriers for sliding movements longitudinally of the slots and tiltingmovements to-wards and away from each other during their slidingmovements, rotary drive means under the platform connected with thelower ends of the carriers and imparting movement to them when rotated,and objects carried 'by the carriers above the platform and moved towardand away from each o'ther by movements of the carriers. v

ELIA STAPAN.

No references cited.

